Deposit and collection receptacle.



G. F. BRYANT. DEPOSIT AND COLLECTION REGEPTAOLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1909.

Patented Sept. 14. 1909.

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CHARLES F. BRYANT, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

DEPOSIT AND COLLECTION RECEPTACLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. BRYANT, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Deposit and Collection Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

In most modern and up-to-date municipalities there is provided a special collection service for taking away at regular intervals from the various houses of the city, waste matter in the form of miscellaneous trash, garbage and ashes. The usual method of collection involves the use of a tin can, or other receptacle, which under the regulations requiring the alleys to be kept free from obstruction, is kept within the inclosure of the back yard. As the collector calls to transfer the trash to his cart it is not possible for him to see whether the receptacle for the trash is in need of being emptied, with the result that much valuable time is lost in waiting for the back gate to be opened, after which it is found in many cases that there was no need for stopping.

My invention is designed to provide a simple, cheap and practical device for the deposit and collection of such waste material, which shall necessarily indicate in an automatic manner to the collector in the alley the existence, or non existence, of waste matter in the receptacle and thus save much valuable time and thereby increase the efficiency of the service, and which shall be so constructed as to facilitate the transfer of the material to the collectors cart and reset a signal to indicate an empty receptacle.

My invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the receptacle and in its combination with the means of support on the fence line, whereby the condition of the receptacle is easily discernible at a glance as the collector passes through the alley, as will be hereinafter more fully described with reference to the drawing in which:

Figure 1 is avertical section taken through the collection device, showing the same suspended on the inside of the back yard fence, adjacent to the alley. Fig. 2 is an inside elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal transverse section taken on line 3-3 of Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 4, 1909.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

Serial No. 500,068.

2, and, Fig. 4: is a view of the indicator as it appears from the alley side above the top of the back yard fence.

In the drawing A represents the collection receptacle which is preferably made of sheet metal. For cheapness it may be made of sheet iron or tin dipped in asphaltum varnish or painted, or it may be made of galvanized iron, or itmay be made as a wooden box. It is, for ordinary households, about thirty inches long and fifteen inches wide and is of a semi-cylindrical-shape with its flat side next to the fence as seen in Fig. 3. The front of the box is formed with an opening a; through which the trash or waste material is inserted, the top B is permanently closed to keep out rain and snow and the bottom C is formed as a drop door opening downwardly about a hinge c, as indi cated in dotted lines, for the discharge of its contents.

On the top of the box along its straight edge is hinged at d an indicator plate or signal D which has painted on the alley side the word Trash, Garbage, Ashes or other word indicating the material to be collected. This hinged indicator D is connected to the hinged discharge door 0 by a single straight rod E of spring metal. The ends of this rod are bent at right angles and the upper end is pivotally connected to the indicator D by metal straps, or keepers is, while the lower end 6 is pivotally connected to the discharge door C by similar straps or keepers 73 so that when the indicator D is in an upright position, as shown, the door C of the receptacle is in a closed and horizontal position and when the indicator is turned down, the door C is open as indicated in dotted lines. To hold the indicator up and the door C closed, a hook-shaped clip Z) is made to engage the rod E as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3 and to remove it therefrom to reverse the position of the parts and discharge the box, the rod E is simply sprung laterally away from the clip I) and the parts turned down. This forms a simple and practical device for connecting the two movable parts together for simultaneous movement in securing the result of a correlated and automatic action, that insures the proper obliteration of the signal when the box is discharged, so that no forgetfulness on the part of the collector can leave a false signal and the work is done with a minimum of time and effort.

In putting up the box it is nailed or screwed to the stringer S of the fence, which is usually a two-by-four piece of lumber and which exercises a coactive relation with the box in that it enables the box to be suspended on the fence without special supports and which also causes the box to be offset from thefence far enough to allow the collector to telescope his collecting bag up over the lower end of the box where it is held in position, while the discharge is being ef-' box, a bent metal bridge piece 8 is riveted to the back side of the box and has flanged ends offset a distance equal to the thickness of the stringer S. The ends of this bridge piece are nailed direct to the boards as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. V i

In putting up my box for the collection of light trash, such as waste paper tin cans &c., it is placed high enough for the indicator when in elevated position to show above the fence as in Figs. 1, 2, and l, so that the collector in the alley may easily read the signal and know that the box needs emptying without having to knock at the gate or blow a horn and wait at the back gate for the servant of the house to open it.

For the collection of garbage, ashes &c. the box is preferably placed lower, so that the collectors bucket or pail may be set upon the ground, and in this case a window will be cut in the fence boards through which the indicator may be read.

I have shown a locking hook or cleat 7) for holding the adjusting rod of the indicator and discharge door in place, but this may be easily dispensed with since the pivots e, (Z and c are so arranged that the rod E, when the indicator D is up, will pass by the dead center of the pivot (Z and thus automatically lock the parts without any special locking device.

It will be seen that the inlet opening a is directly opposite the screws t t by which the devicev is screwed to the stringer of the fence so that the box is conveniently and quickly put up.

I would also call attention to the fact that both the hinged indicator and the hinged bottom have their axial lines on the fiat side of the casing and parallel to each other. This permits their connection and conjoint operation by a single straight rod E which moves integrally with both a vertical and horizontal movement at top and bottom in harmony with the swing of the hinged members, and without any other support than its connection to said hinged parts.

The hinged indicator D furthermore is in the nature of a wing or flap whose direction of movement in swlnglng is at right angles to its own plane. Thls enables the indicator wing to overhang and protect the top of the box, when the indicator is down and also gives a size of indicator sufficient for a large and conspicuous inscription on the back side thereof which rises in full view above the fence without an excessive range of movement. It will also be seen that the upper edge of the indicator is always maintained in a horizontal position throughout its movement.

It will further be seen that the operating.

universal in its application, as it is adapted to be applied to the stringer of the ordinary board fence and involves no expense for cutting the fence, nor any alteration of or injury to the same, requiring only a few screws or nails for its quick and easy application by the householder himself, without the need for a carpenter or any special fitting.

I claim.

1. A deposit and collection receptacle, comprising a casing, a hinged indicator wing connected to the top and arranged to fold up or down with a movement at right angles to its own plane, a hinged bottom and means connecting the indicator wing and bottom for simultaneous movement.

2. A deposit and collection receptacle, comprising a casing, a hinged indicator wing connected to the top and arranged to fold up or down with a movement at right angles to its own plane, a hinged bottom and means connecting the indicator wing and bottom for simultaneous movement consisting of an integrally swingingvrod having its ends bent at right angles and pivotally connected to both the indicator and bottom.

3. A deposit and collection receptacle comprising a casing, a hinged indicator connected to the top, a hinged bottom and means connecting the indicator and the bottom for simultaneous movement consisting of a rod having its ends bent at right angles and pivotally secured in bearings on the indicator and bottom, and a locking device behind which the rod may be sprung to hold the parts in position.

4L. A deposit and collection receptacle comprising a casing, a hinged indicator connected to the top, a hinged bottom and means connecting the indicator and the bottom for simultaneous movement consisting of a rod pivotally connected to both the indicator and the bottom, and adapted to pass by the dead center of the hinge axis of the indicator.

5. A deposit and collection receptacle, comprising a casing, a hinged indicator at the top and a hinged bottom, said parts having axes parallel to each other'and arranged to swing at right angles to their planes, and an upright rod connecting the two and mounted exclusively thereupon and free to move laterally throughout its length.

(3. A deposit and collection receptacle, comprising a casing, a hinged indicator at the top and a hinged bottom, said parts hav ing axes parallel to each other and arranged to swing at right angles to their planes, and an upright rod connecting the two and mounted exclusively thereupon and free to move laterally throughout its length, said casing being made with a flat back side and a curved front, and the hinged indicator and bottom having their axes on the fiat side of the casing.

7. A. deposit and collection receptacle having a discharge door at the bottom, and an opening at the top and an indicator wing hinged to the receptacle and arranged to swing at right angles to its own plane to an elevated position above the top of the receptacle, and having on its back side an inscription adapted to show above a support ing fence on the opposite side from the front of the receptacle when said indicator is raised and to disappear from said opposite side when the indicator is folded down.

8. A deposit and collection receptacle having a discharge opening at the bottom and a charging opening at the top, a hinged indicator wing arranged on a horizontal axis to swing at right angles to its own plane to an elevated or depressed position, and an adjusting device for holding it in elevated v or depressed position, said adjusting device consisting of a laterally swinging upright rod arranged at one side of the receptacle and the indicator and connected to the indicator.

9. A deposit and collection receptacle having a discharge opening at the bottom and a charging opening at the top, a hinged indicator wing arranged on a horizontal axis to swing at right angles to its own plane to an elevated or depressed position, and an adjusting device for holding it in elevated or depressed position, said adjusting device consisting of a laterally swinging upright rod arranged at one side of the receptacle and the indicator and connected to the indicator, and a hinged drop bottom connected to the lower end of said rod.

10. A deposit and collection receptacle having a drop bottom, means for holding the same closed, supporting devices on the outside of the receptacle for holding a bag and an upright operating rod for the drop bottom arranged outside of the receptacle and closely adjacent to the same, and acting upon the bottom with a downward longitudinal movement wlthout interfering with the sup ported bag.

11. The combination with a tight board fence, of a receptacle supported upon the fence on one side thereof below the top of the fence and having an opening at the bottom, and an indicator hinged on a horizontal axis and bearing a signal on the side next to the fence when in elevated position arranged to rise above the level of the fence or disappear below the same.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F. BRYANT.

WVitnesses:

F. A. MiLLicAN, WM. D. LEISSLER, J r. 

